Through a series of edicts carved in stone and placed throughout the empire, Ashoka proclaimed to his people the importance of Buddhist values and his beliefs about how his people should act.

According to data analysed by Ashoka University’s student-led newspaper The Edict, sourced from an internal portal, there has been a noticeable decline in the percentage of students graduating ...

These pillars were in fact a sort of public address system: their purpose was to carry, carved on them, proclamations or edicts from Ashoka, which could then be promulgated all over India and beyond.

To honor the great achievements of Ashoka, students mimic the style of the Great Rock Edicts and write an edict memorializing one of Ashoka’s accomplishments. To follow up, students develop ...

Ashoka’s remorse for the violence of the Kalinga ... The construction of stupas, such as Sanchi, and the inscription of edicts promoting dharma highlighted his commitment to spreading Buddhist ...

The pillar has royal edicts of Ashoka inscribed in it with descriptions of the victories in battles of Samudragupta, a couple of monographs and a petition to keep the memories of Jahangir’s ...